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"You don't have to worry about this, all the copyrights of "Shook and Beta" are in my own hands, but there is a problem, that is, the complete animation images of Shuk and Beta are designed by Shanghai Magic Film Studio, if you If you want to use their existing images, you must obtain permission from Shanghai Magic Film Studio, or you must redesign the image, otherwise it will infringe." Zheng Yuanjie explained.

"I understand this. We shot CG animation, hoping to distinguish it from the old version and give people a new look, so we will recreate the two cute mice, which are definitely different from the original two-dimensional animation image. "He Mudao, although he thinks that the original animated images of Shuke and Beta are very important and successful, and have left a very deep memory in the hearts of the audience born in the [-]s, but he thinks that the signs of these two mice are their well-known names and The image of their aircraft and tanks can only be ranked second, and their stories can only be ranked third.

So what He Mu values ​​most is the names of Shuke and Beta, and this brand. As for how to write the story, how to shoot the movie, and how to adjust the character design, he doesn't have to be restricted by Zheng Yuanjie's novels or original animations at all. Perhaps the new images of Shuke and Beta will make those adult audiences who grew up watching the original cartoons uncomfortable, but only with a new image and an international image can satisfy the main audience of these cartoons born in the [-]s and [-]s In addition to changing the image, the characters of the two mice should also be adjusted appropriately, making them more distinctive, more cute, less ostentatious, and more down-to-earth.Make it conform to the current audience's aesthetics of animation images.

He Mu and Zheng Yuanjie talked a lot about his views on the historical evolution of domestic animation, the reasons for its decline from prosperity, and his vision for the future of the movie version of "Shook and Beta".Zheng Yuanjie also actively expressed her views. The two had close thoughts and talked very happily. He Mu also called Zheng Yuanjie from "Mr. Zheng" to "Mr. Zheng".

Having said so much just now, everyone is passionate and full of longing for He Mu's concept, and it is basically confirmed that the movie version of "Shook and Beta" will be jointly developed by Lotus Leaf Animation and Shuimu Forest.But what price He Mu will use to win the copyright of this popular fairy tale work is a difficult problem, after all, the value of literary works is inestimable.And everyone is so familiar, talking about money hurts feelings.

But not talking about money hurts feelings even more. Zheng Yuanjie has always attached great importance to the value of his works, in his opinion. "Shook and Beta" is his child.He would not allow his child to be sold cheaply, the price must reflect the value of two mice.

He Mu has already stated that he wants to make "Shook and Beta" a classic that best represents the strength of domestic animation films at present. Because the novel is extremely long and the story is complicated, this series can be filmed for a long time, but the premise is that the first one is successful. Yes, at least you can't pay too much, as the boss.He Mu must also consider the possibility that this series will end after only one film, so how many years to buy the copyright of this work must be carefully considered.

anyway.This transaction must be the largest copyright transaction that He Mu has experienced, and it is also the most complicated one. The value of "Shook and Beta" must be higher than that of "Tomb Raiders Notes", which is now popular. After all, this story has been popular for more than 20 years. Even now there are super high book sales every year, its value is not comparable to the upstarts in the book market such as "Tomb Raider Notes" and "Ghost Blowing the Lantern".

Because the amount involved will be very large, and the cooperation method will not be a simple one-time buyout, neither He Mu nor Zheng Yuanjie intends to be frank and honest now, "Mr. Zheng, I have a suggestion. In this way, you and I will part ways in my own heart Let’s list the prices and ways of cooperation, and when the time comes, let’s meet and try to take into account the ideas of both of us, what do you think?”

"Then don't blame me for asking too much."

"All over the sky, pay back the money when you land."

After returning to the company, He Mu held a meeting to discuss the details of this cooperation with the company's top management. After almost discussing the results, the New Year's Eve came, and the consultation with Zheng Yuanjie was postponed to the next year.

Now He Bayianfang is eight months old, can simply call her mom and dad, can crawl on all fours, and can even walk with the support of adults. Her motor skills make He Mu more gratified than her language talent.

After all, Bayi was too young, so I couldn't hear her saying "Happy New Year, Father, Father" to herself this year, but He Mu and his wife still wrapped two big red envelopes for her and put them away for her.The greatest joy of He Mu this Spring Festival is holding his daughter and begging for red envelopes everywhere. The super cute and cute little princess has a lot of harvest this year, from grandpa, mother, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, company colleagues Yes, buddies and friends, even Xiao Nan, who is a cousin, also wrapped a red envelope for her little cousin He Yiche. Compared with the bonus that my uncle gave her, this is really nothing, but my uncle's face of being a money fan She really couldn't bear it, she felt that he was just relying on his baby's cuteness and invincibility to amass money everywhere.

Seeing her daughter accumulating tens of thousands of yuan in just one day, and without any effort, He Mu just smiled and got the money after making a fuss, He Mu was very envious. When she is able to manage the money by herself, she will handle it by herself. Of course, as parents, they will also give her some correct guidance.

Of course, no matter how good He Bayi's method of raising money is, he is definitely not her father's match. Director He Da is now very famous.

In the last week, which was also the last full week before the Chinese New Year, the big movie version "Wulin Biography" created by director Shang Jing and the original crew of the TV series "Wulin Biography" replaced "New Shaolin Temple" with a box office of 8400 million in the first week. The weekly box office champion, and "Zi Bu Yu", which was released in the mainland for five weeks, successfully broke through 6.11 million at the box office, reaching 6.74 million, becoming the third Chinese-language film with a box office of 6.53 million, ranking in the current "Tangshan Earthquake" with 3000 million After the [-] million "Let the Bullets Fly" (in theaters), it is a bit difficult for "Zibuyu" to surpass the above two in the mainland box office, but "Bullet" has no stamina, and "Zibuyu" predicts It can also be a whole [-] million.

In addition to being brilliant in the mainland, "Zi Bu Yu" is now popular in Asia. In Taiwan, once it was released, it won NT$2000 million and won the Zhou crown without any difficulty.

In Hong Kong, "Zi Bu Yu" defeated "New Shaolin Temple" in the first week, and blocked the offensive of "Green Hornet" in the second week. In the sluggish Hong Kong film market, this achievement is already very remarkable.And Jay Chou's "The Green Hornet" has been released in North America for nearly a month, with a cumulative box office of 2580 million US dollars, which is expected to exceed 8700 million. However, compared to its investment, it is not very successful. Jay's Hollywood debut is obviously not as good as He Mu. so dazzling.Now this film has started to be screened on a large scale around the world, and it will soon enter the mainland market. It can be regarded as a Hollywood film that is highly anticipated by Chinese people. But judging from word of mouth and influence, I want to copy last year's "Cold Heart" The miracle is probably not so easy.

"Zibuyu" is very popular in Asia, the story is wonderful, the heroine is cute, the ending is warm, full of whimsy, no one doesn't like it, especially in Japan, the audience here loves "Zibuyu" It has been released for three weeks, but it has not seen any signs of decline. In the turn of Hollywood and Japanese blockbusters such as "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps", "Sunset Red", "Miracle of the Pacific: The Man Nicknamed Fox", etc. Under the bombing, it still firmly completed the three consecutive weekend box office rankings, which has not been achieved in the mainland, but in the territory of Little Japan, "Zibuyu" did it!Although there is still a gap from the domineering five consecutive championships in Japan in "Chibi. Part [-]", looking at the investment and lineup of "Zibuyu", this is already a miracle.

Today, the Japanese box office of "Zibuyu" has soared to 27.45 billion, becoming the hottest movie topic and cultural phenomenon in Japan. Xiaoshuidian, He Mu, and Xia Da all benefited from the big sales of "Zibuyu" and became Japanese filmmakers. Chinese celebrities in the eyes of the people.

Moreover, "Zi Bu Yu" has also successfully surpassed Zhang Yimou's "Ambush from Ten Daggers" (22.0 billion), and entered the top ten of the Japanese box office of Chinese-language movies, ranking ninth on the list. With the current strong momentum of "Zi Bu Yu" , No.8 Zhou Xingchi's work "Shaolin Soccer" will soon be surpassed, the sixth and seventh Bruce Lee's works "Enter the Dragon" and "Game of Death" can't stop "Zibuyu", No.5's Jackie Chan's classic "Project A" is also pending, and He Mu's goal is Li Lianjie's works "Shaolin Temple" and "Heroes", which are ranked third and fourth.

After the Chinese New Year, He Mu can not stay in the mainland for much time. He must negotiate the copyright issue of "Shook and Beta" with Zheng Yuanjie as soon as possible. Even if the negotiation fails, they should show each other's psychological expectations and plans It is also good for the next negotiation to have a basis.

But before meeting Zheng Yuanjie, Xu Jinglei first came to Shuimu to meet He Mu.

Mizuki collaborated with Xu Jinglei, Zhang Yibai, and Li Yapeng to release the movie version of "Jiang Ai" soon. Now the film's publicity work has been done well. He Mu even took his wife Zhang Zilin to record the couple interview for the film. A video, the quality of the film satisfied him very much, and He Mu was looking forward to the film's ability to beat the crowd during the Valentine's Day schedule.

He Mu thought that Lao Xu came this time to talk about "Jiang Ai", but no, Lao Xu came to talk about her next work.

"Your next directorial work? You finally decided to cooperate with Mizuki!" He Mu was very happy, and Xu Jinglei had always been the director he worked hard for.

Old Xu smiled, "That's right, I'm working with Mizuki, but my partners are not just Mizuki's family."

... (To be continued..)

ps: [ps: Thank you Xiaotaotao Xiaotaotao for the reward ~ and then ps: "Tangshan Earthquake" and "Let the Bullets Fly" which one has the highest box office because the statistical methods are different and the data is not public enough, so the opinions are also different. It's an unsolved case. In this book, due to the impact of "Zi Bu Yu", the box office of "If You Are the One 2" has been cut by half of 2000 million, and "Bullet" has been cut by [-] million. Uh, it's such a happy decision~]